New Zealand vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

New Zealand
3.61 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Nigeria
4.01 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
New Zealand rank
53rd
Nigeria rank
51st

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ against 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ in New Zealand, a difference of 398.07 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

New Zealand ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 51st of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 203.64 million BoP, current US$ 319.62 million BoP, current US$ 115.98 million BoP, current US$ Nigeria
1980s 258.66 million BoP, current US$ 433.99 million BoP, current US$ 175.33 million BoP, current US$ Nigeria
1990s 2.07 billion BoP, current US$ 811.07 million BoP, current US$ 1.26 billion BoP, current US$ New Zealand
2000s 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ 4.07 billion BoP, current US$ 2.85 billion BoP, current US$ Nigeria
2010s 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ 4.42 billion BoP, current US$ 2.57 billion BoP, current US$ Nigeria
2020s 4.95 billion BoP, current US$ 2.17 billion BoP, current US$ 2.78 billion BoP, current US$ New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, New Zealand or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ against 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between New Zealand and Nigeria?
398.07 million BoP, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nigeria?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
New Zealand ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 51st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.